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General Topics => The Debating Chamber => Topic started by: Colwyn on April 22, 2018, 16:01:35 PM

Title: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Colwyn on April 22, 2018, 16:01:35 PM
In the Afghanistan capital 57 people were killed today trying to register to vote. Without looking it up ... does anybody remember why it was so important for us to invade Afghanistan in 2001 and what it was that we achieved?









Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Stuart T on April 22, 2018, 16:20:23 PM
To the tune of "Daylight come and me wanna go home" - "Hey Mr Taliban, hand over Bin Laden"

Wasn't it that? To bash Al Qaeda?

We achieved a dead Bin Laden.

Punishment for 9/11.

They haven't done it since so it must have worked.
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Scunner on April 22, 2018, 16:22:50 PM
Bin Laden wasn't in Afghanistan though
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Stuart T on April 22, 2018, 16:31:11 PM


Weren't we looking in Afghanistani caves and such though?

Bit hazy on it all, really. Al Qaeda, Taliban - somebody had to pay for the American losses.

They're not used to terrorists on their soil - they're only used to paying for other terrorists to commit bombings on foreign soil.

Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: kevin3 on April 22, 2018, 17:51:40 PM


     If you ask the arms trade they will tell you it created thousands of jobs.      ;)         ( but thousands of corpses )    :(
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Menthol on April 22, 2018, 20:16:06 PM
Lithium.
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Highlander on April 22, 2018, 21:13:13 PM
Menthol - confused.com here  :-[
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Colwyn on April 22, 2018, 21:31:15 PM
I believe Menthol is referring to huge deposits of the the extremely important miners lithium occurring in Afghanistan.
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Highlander on April 22, 2018, 21:43:13 PM
Thanks Colwyn - not for the first, and definitely not the last, Menthol and your good self will have to pardon my ignorance.
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: nichola on April 22, 2018, 21:49:23 PM
Well just fancy that...

The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that Afghanistan could be the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” referencing the oil-rich monarchy that is a key U.S. regional ally.

“There is stunning potential here (in Afghanistan),” General David Petraeus said in the same memo.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-to-extract-minerals-from-afghanistan-to-defray-cost-of-us-assistance/232333/
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: kevin3 on April 22, 2018, 22:01:49 PM



        I believe the Russians had similar ambitions at one time, 'til they their arse's kicked.
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Highlander on April 22, 2018, 22:16:14 PM
Well just fancy that...

The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that Afghanistan could be the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” referencing the oil-rich monarchy that is a key U.S. regional ally.

“There is stunning potential here (in Afghanistan),” General David Petraeus said in the same memo.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-to-extract-minerals-from-afghanistan-to-defray-cost-of-us-assistance/232333/

Would you mind expanding on this please Nichola
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Scunner on April 22, 2018, 22:22:15 PM
Well just fancy that...

The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that Afghanistan could be the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” referencing the oil-rich monarchy that is a key U.S. regional ally.

“There is stunning potential here (in Afghanistan),” General David Petraeus said in the same memo.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-to-extract-minerals-from-afghanistan-to-defray-cost-of-us-assistance/232333/
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Highlander on April 22, 2018, 22:48:05 PM
Yeah, yeah   :)  :)  :)
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: Highlander on April 24, 2018, 09:18:20 AM
Well just fancy that...

The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that Afghanistan could be the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” referencing the oil-rich monarchy that is a key U.S. regional ally.

“There is stunning potential here (in Afghanistan),” General David Petraeus said in the same memo.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-to-extract-minerals-from-afghanistan-to-defray-cost-of-us-assistance/232333/

It's been reported that IS have claimed responsibility.
Title: Re: Kabul: 57 Dead
Post by: mercury on April 25, 2018, 12:29:37 PM
What is really sad is that we are so used to hearing about suicide bombs in that and other areas that we seem to be immune too it..It hardly warrants a mention on The news.